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Table of Contents. Chapter: Substances, Mixtures, and Solubility. Section 3: Acidic and Basic Solutions. Acidic and Basic Solutions. 3. Acids. Acids are substances that release positively charged hydrogen ions, H + , in the water.
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Table of Contents Chapter: Substances, Mixtures, and Solubility Section 3: Acidic and Basic Solutions
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Acids • Acids are substances that release positively charged hydrogen ions, H+, in the water. • When an acid mixes with water, the acid dissolves, releasing a hydrogen ion.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Acids • The hydrogen ion then combines with a water molecule to form a hydronium ion. • Hydronium ions are positively charged and have the formula H3O+.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Properties of Acidic Solutions • Sour taste is one of the properties of acidic solutions. • Another property of acidic solutions is that they can conduct electricity. • Acidic solutions also are corrosive, which means they break down certain substances. Many acids can corrode fabric, skin, and paper. • The solutions of some acids also react strongly with certain metals.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Uses of Acids • Vinegar, which is used in salad dressing, contains acetic acid. • Lemons, limes, and oranges have a sour taste because they contain citric acid.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Uses of Acids • Your body needs ascorbic acid, which is vitamin C. • Sulfuric acid is used in the production of fertilizers, steel, paints, and plastics.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Uses of Acids • Acids often are used in batteries because their solutions conduct electricity. • Hydrochloric acid, which is known commercially as muriatic acid, is used in a process called pickling. Pickling is a process that removes impurities from the surfaces of metals.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Acid in the Environment • Carbonic acid plays a key role in the formation of caves and of stalactites and stalagmites. • Carbonic acid is formed when carbon dioxide in soil is dissolved in water. • When this acidic solution comes in contact with calcium carbonate—or limestone rock—it can dissolve it, eventually carving out a cave in the rock.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Bases • Bases are substances that can accept hydrogen ions. • When bases dissolve in water, some hydrogen atoms from the water molecules are attracted to the base.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Bases • A hydrogen atom in the water molecule leaves behind the other hydrogen atom and oxygen atom. • This pair of atoms is a negatively charged ion called a hydroxide ion. • A hydroxide ion has the formula OH–. • Most bases contain a hydroxide ion, which is released when the base dissolves in water.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Properties of Basic Solutions • Basic solutions feel slippery. • Bases also taste bitter. • Like acids, bases are corrosive. • Basic solutions contain ions and can conduct electricity. Basic solutions are not as reactive with metals as acidic solutions are.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Uses of Bases • Bases give soaps, ammonia, and many other cleaning products some of their useful properties. • The hydroxide ions produced by bases can interact strongly with certain substances, such as dirt and grease.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Uses of Bases • Chalk and oven cleaner are examples of familiar products that contain bases. • Your blood is a basic solution. Click box to view movie.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 What is pH? • pHis a measure of how acidic or basic a solution is. • The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. • Acidic solutions have pH values below 7. • A solution with a pH of 0 is very acidic. • A solution with a pH of 7 is neutral. • Basic solutions have pH values above 7.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 pH Scale • A change of 1 pH unit represents a tenfold change in the acidity of the solution. • For example, if one solution has a pH of 1 and a second solution has a pH of 2, the first solution is not twice as acidic as the second—it is ten times more acidic.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Strengths of Acids and Bases • The difference between food acids and the acids that can burn you is that they have different strengths. • The strength of an acid is related to how easily the acid separates into ions, or how easily a hydrogen ion is released, when the acid dissolves in water.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Strengths of Acids and Bases • In the same concentration, a strong acid—like hydrochloric acid—forms more hydronium ions in solution than a weak acid does—like acetic acid.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Strengths of Acids and Bases • More hydronium ions means the strong-acid solutions has a lower pH than the weak-acid solution.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Strengths of Acids and Bases • The strength of a base is related to how easily the base separates into ions, or how easily a hydroxide ion is released, when the base dissolves in water.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Indicators • Indicatorsare compounds that react with acidic and basic solutions and produce certain colors, depending on the solution’s pH. • Because they are different colors at different pHs, indicators can help you determine the pH of a solution. • When litmus paper is placed in an acidic solution, it turns red. When placed in a basic solution, litmus paper turns blue.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 Neutralization • Heartburn or stomach discomfort is caused by excess hydrochloric acid in the stomach. • An antacid product, often made from the base magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, neutralizes the excess acid. • Neutralization (new truh luh ZAY shun) is the reaction of an acid with a base. It is called this because the properties of both the acid and base are diminished, or neutralized.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 How does neutralization occur? • Recall that every water molecule contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 How does neutralization occur? • When one hydronium ion reacts with one hydroxide ion, the product is two water molecules. This reaction occurs during acid-base neutralization.
Acidic and Basic Solutions 3 How does neutralization occur? • Equal numbers of hydronium ions from the acidic solution and hydroxide ions from the basic solution react to produce water. • Pure water has a pH of 7, which means that it’s neutral.
